The lower prices for fuel and an overall improvement in the economy has more Americans feeling confident about having money to spend. That confidence translates into more vehicles on the roadway since 90% of Americans on the go this weekend will do so via automobile.

The folks at Buzzfeed put together this video to show you how much you could purchase with the power of $5. They looked at products like beer, rice, potatoes, Big Mac's and other staples of daily life. I was really surprised at how the United States stacked up.

Holiday travel will bring increased traffic to the American highways this Thanksgiving weekend. However, with many families still simply trying to operate day-to-day on shoestring budgets, people are expected to plan shorter trips to carve their turkeys this year as a means to save money on fuel and other expenses.

Do you ever sit at your computer and just dream? I do, I like to dream of far away places that I might someday be fortunate enough to go. I have never been to Alberta Canada before, but after watching this I think I want to go.

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